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Boston Red Sox 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 10, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 45
1
1–2
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 36
2
T-Score36
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Gray leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.40 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 3.99.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Sonny Gray RHP
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.78
16th
WHIP
1.15
54th
K/9
7.97
123rd
BB/9
2.41
49th
P-Score68i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.90
39th
OPS/R
–
IP
119.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.30
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TOR
Jameson Taillon RHP
Jameson Taillon
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.96
195th
WHIP
1.39
141st
K/9
8.10
122nd
BB/9
3.26
130th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.93
226th
OPS/R
–
IP
80.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.61
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Gray allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.39.
·Gray enters with a 2.78 ERA compared with Taillon's 5.96.
·Gray allows the lower home-run rate: 0.90 vs 2.93 per nine.
·Gray has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gray arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker22%92.0
Sweeper20%84.8
Cutter19%88.3
Four-seam17%91.5
Curveball16%79.6
Changeup6%86.2
Slow Curve0%74.1
Taillon arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%91.8
Cutter19%86.3
Sweeper16%80.2
Changeup16%84.5
Curveball11%79.1
Sinker10%91.9
Slider1%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Jameson Taillon)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs RHP (Sonny Gray)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Taillon (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B47.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF54.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF62.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B71.90227.878No MLB historyNo history
5Masataka YoshidaLDH47.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B44.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF45.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Anthony SeiglerS2B44.7273.784No MLB historyNo history
9Connor WongRC32.6564.631No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score5Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247 / .727 · 3 HRvs hand .784 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Connor Wong C · R.233 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gray (BvP)
1Nathan LukesLRF44.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
2Brett BatemanLCF48.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B56.6889.650No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH56.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Jesús SánchezLDH48.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS37.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
7Charles McAdooR2B34.6943.670No MLB historyNo history
8Josh SmithL2B34.6116.614No MLB historyNo history
9Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score7Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score8Josh Smith 2B · L.203 / .611 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score9Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TORTOR
AVG.245 14th.247 9th
OPS.717 19th.691 29th
Home runs163 26th152 30th
Runs689 23rd648 30th
OBP.319 12th.310 27th
SLG.398 20th.381 26th
PitchingBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs3.90
BOSTOR
WHIP1.23vs1.29
BOSTOR
K/98.7vs8.8
BOSTOR
HR Allowed153vs167
BOSTOR
BullpenBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.40vs3.99
no league rank
Saves46vs52
BOSTOR
ResultsBOSBOS·TORTOR
+37915th
Run differential
+32722nd
87–75 Record79–83
8–2 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (8–2)
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sonny Gray (2.78 ERA, 14–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Jameson Taillon (5.96 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:07 PM ET at Rogers Centre.
Where is the game being played?+
Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sonny Gray is at 68; Jameson Taillon is at 33. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.